महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-209, verse-8

संसाराणामसंख्यानां कामात्मा तदवाप्नुयात् ।
मनस्यन्तर्हितं सर्वं वेद सोत्तमपूरुषः ॥८॥

8. saṁsārāṇāmasaṁkhyānāṁ kāmātmā tadavāpnuyāt ,
manasyantarhitaṁ sarvaṁ veda sottamapūruṣaḥ.

8. saṃsārāṇām asaṃkhyānām kāmātmā tat avāpnuyāt
manasi antarhitam sarvam veda saḥ uttamapūruṣaḥ

8. kāmātmā saṃsārāṇām asaṃkhyānām tat avāpnuyāt
saḥ uttamapūruṣaḥ manasi antarhitam sarvam veda

8. The individual whose nature is desire (kāmātmā) might attain that [state] for countless cycles of rebirth (saṃsāra). However, the supreme person (puruṣa) knows everything hidden within the mind (manas).

Words meanings summery:

• संसाराणाम् (saṁsārāṇām) - of transmigrations, of rebirths, of worldly existences

• असंख्यानाम् (asaṁkhyānām) - of countless, of innumerable

• कामात्मा (kāmātmā) - whose nature is desire, self of desire

• तत् (tat) - the consequence of desire-driven existence (that, this)

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may obtain, might attain

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

• अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - hidden, concealed, placed within

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• वेद (veda) - knows

• सः (saḥ) - he

• उत्तमपूरुषः (uttamapūruṣaḥ) - the supreme person

Words meanings and morphology

संसाराणाम् (saṁsārāṇām) - of transmigrations, of rebirths, of worldly existences

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - the cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

असंख्यानाम् (asaṁkhyānām) - of countless, of innumerable

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asaṃkhya

asaṁkhya - countless, innumerable

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃkhya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• saṃkhya – number, countable
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective agreeing with saṃsārāṇām.

कामात्मा (kāmātmā) - whose nature is desire, self of desire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmātman

kāmātman - one whose nature is desire, self of desire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+ātman)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: From `kāmātman` (nominative singular).

तत् (tat) - the consequence of desire-driven existence (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the consequence of being kāmātmā, i.e., continuous saṃsāra.

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may obtain, might attain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √āp

optative mood

5th class root, parasmaipada

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: With prefix `ava`.

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

Root: man (class 8)

अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - hidden, concealed, placed within

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antarhita

antarhita - hidden, concealed, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √dhā with `antar` prefix

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Here, nominative singular neuter, modifying `sarvam`.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Subject of `veda`.

वेद (veda) - knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (liṭ) of √vid

perfect tense (Vedic usage for present)

2nd class root, parasmaipada. Often used in present sense.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Conjugation of `√vid` in the perfect tense but used here in a present sense.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Subject of `veda`.

उत्तमपूरुषः (uttamapūruṣaḥ) - the supreme person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttamapūruṣa

uttamapūruṣa - the supreme person, the best of men

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+puruṣa)

• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective
• puruṣa – person, man, spirit, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 1)

Note: Appositive to `saḥ`.